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ICTJ In Focus

Issue 17March 2012

In Focus

Building the First Line of

Defense against Impunity:

Podcast with PhakisoMochochoko

The global struggle against impunity

relies on a frontline of national judicial

systems willing and able to prosecute

war crimes, crimes against humanity,

and genocide. In this final podcast on

complementarity, Phakiso Mochochoko discusses the role the

International Criminal Court must play in supporting

complementarity in practice.

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ICTJ Congratulates Pablo de Greiff on Nomination for Special

Rapporteur on Transitional Justice

NEW YORK, March 22, 2011The International Center for Transitional

Justice (ICTJ) congratulates Pablo de Greiff, director of ICTJs Research

Unit, on the nomination as the first UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation

and guarantees of non-recurrence of serious crimes and gross violations of human rights.

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ICC Asked Tough Questions by Historic First Judgment

After three years on trial and a total of seven in detention, Thomas Lubanga

gained the dubious notoriety of becoming the first person to be convicted by

the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. It would be encouraging

if the court, including the prosecution, indicated it saw Lubangas judgment

as an opportunity to learn critical lessons as well as celebrate a historic day

in international justice.

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Prosecutors Announce Investigation into Disappearances during the Brazilian Military

Dictatorship

NEW YORK, March 15, 2012Brazilian federal prosecutors announced yesterday that they have

opened a criminal investigation against a military officer accused of the enforced disappearance of

civilians during the 19641985 military dictatorship. This is a welcome blow against the use of a 1979

amnesty law to shelter government agents who committed horrific crimes against civilians from

accountability.

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Publications

Enough Is Enough! Testimonies of Papuan Women

Victims of Violence and Human Rights Violations 1963

2009

In 20092010, ICTJ, the Women Commission, and the Women

Working Group of Papuan People Assembly provided support to

Papuan women in a project to document gender-based violence

and human rights violations that occurred between 1963 and

2009. Their findings and recommendations are published in this

report.

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Upcoming Events

May 23 - 24, 2012

Symposium:

Transitional Justice

after War andDictatorship

Location: Brussels, Belgium

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Correction: Last In Focus email

(Issue 16) referred to GIZ as a

Dutch development agency; GIZ is

a German agency. Our apologies.

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